Baling-press.



G. E. JACKSON.

BALlNG PRESS.

APPMUATIUN ULEB AUG. ze, 1910.

Patented Feb. 18, 191,34

G. E. JACKSON BALING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.26,1910

Patented Feb. 18, 19'18.

8 SHEETS- SHEET Y G. E. JAGKSUN.

BALING PRESS.

APXLIOATION FILED AUG.26,1910.

1,053,397. Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

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G. E. 'JACKSON BALING PRESS. APPLIGATIo-N FILED AUG.26', 1910.

Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

G. E, JACKSGN.

BALING PRESS.

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Patented Feb. 18. 1913.

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BALING PRESS.

APPLIGATLON FILED AUG. 2e, 1910,

Patented Feb. 18,1913.

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BALING PRESS.

APPLwATioN FILED AUG,Q6 1910.

1,053,397. Patented Feb. 1s, w13.

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BALING-'PR-ESS.

Application med August se, mo. serial no. $9,121.

To all 'Lo/0m 1' t may concern.: l

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. JACKSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newton, countyfof Jasper, and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Billing-Presses, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements 1n baling presses-and. has ,for its object a haling press in which the variousvoperations are entirely automatic, and which shall consist of a smaller-,number of moving parts than baling presses heretofore constructed. l More specifically considered, one oh`ect of my invention comprises a new form o wiretwisting mechanism, including disks which are provided with locking portions for env gaging cooperating locking surfaces on a reciprocable actuating member. In the preferred form of my invention this actuating member is in the form of a common vrackbar provided with upper and lower teeth which mesh with the teeth on `the twisting disks. The operation of the twisting mecha.-

nism is alternately reversed for successive bales. This simplifies'the operation of the machine in that it. obviates the necessity of returning thc. twisting mechanism to normal position after each operation.

A further object of my invention comprises a new form of wire-feeding mecha,- nism which feeds the wire horizontallj,v across the baling chamber' through slots in the plunger. Both the wire-feeding mecha nism and the wire-twisting mechanis'moperate while the plunger is at the end of its compression stroke. K

Another object of my invention consists in the provision'of a pair of drums for each baling wire. the drums for each wire being. arranged on opposite. sides of the machine. According to 'this arrangen'ieut the bal'ing wiresI are paid out from both ends as the siz(` of the bale increases during the operation of the machine. The main-objects of this arrangement of thel wire drums are the following: First, the proper 4amount of slack is given the wires during the tying operation to prevent breaking; second. the threading of the machine becomes automat-ic after the first threading because the two ends of the Wires leading from each Specification of Letters Patent.

pair of spools lare twisted together, leaving raient-.ee Feb. 1e, 191s.

the wires across the baling chamber ready .for the next bale to be formed; third, their; is no waste wire; fourth, there is no :necessity'for wire-holding devices.

Another object of my invention is to provide a 4new form of packing device which is simplefin construction and effective in operation.

Another object of my invention consists in the provision of a new form of clutch mech# anism for connecting' the wire-twisting and wire feeding mechanisms with the main driving sha-ft. i

These and other objects'and advantages of my invention will be more apparent as the specification proceeds. s

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevau fion of my improved being 2 represents aside elevation as viewed from the side opposite to that shownl in Figi;

Fig. 8 is a plan View of vthe baling press;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the plunger; Fig. 5 is a fragmental end View ofthe plunger; Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional detail view showing the clutches which throw the wire-feeding and wire-twisting. mechanisms into operation; Fig. 7 is a detailview showingl the packing lever and its manner of operation by 'the plunger; Fig. 8 is a de tail view in plan of the wire-feedingvarms; Figli is a fragmental det-ail view of the top portion of thetrip arm, which is automaticallyY lowered when the bale under formation has reached a predetermined size; Fig. 1() is a side elevation of one ofthe wiretwisting disks; Fig. 11v is a cross-sectional view in plan of a wire-twister, the voperating rack being shown in plan; F ig. 12- is a detail viewshowing the mechanism which is automatically lowered into the path of the traveling plunger for throwing the clutch members shown in'Fig. -6 int-ov operation,

when the bale has reached a predeterminedl vation of that-portion of my new form of clutch l'neehanism which is connected with vthe nire-feeding n'iechanism; Fig. 19 is a front view of Fig. .15 and 1S; Fig. 20 is a fragmentary detailed vien', taken on line 20-2O of Fig. it), .showing one of the clutch members detached, the dotted-lines indicating the position of the parts when the clutch member` is about to be operatively connected with the main power shaft. Fig. 21 is a View similarto Fig. 20, theparts being shown in the position which they assume after one-half a revolution of the clutch member; Fig. 22 is a fragmentary side View 'showing a modified form of packing device, and Fig. 23 is a perspective view ofthe wireA cutting knife.

Referring now in det-ail to the drawings. the supporting frame-work of the baling press is, as a Whole, indicated by the ref erence numeral. 1, and is shown aswuounted on wheels. The main power shaft 2, which `is mounted transversely of the frame-work, is at one. end provided with a power pulley 3, and at. the other end with a fly-wheel or balance Wheel 4. The pulley is adapted to be connected wit-hfany suitable source of power, as, for instance, a gas engine. The pinion -5 on theA shaft 2, meshes with the large gea-r 6 which is fixed upon the counter-shaft 7. This shaft 7 also carries the pinions S and .9 which are pern'ianently in mesh with the `large gea-r wheels 1() and 11 respectively.' 'The peripheral surface 12 of the gear 10 is provided with two intermittentsets of teeth 1t; and 14, as shown in Fig. 2. The peripheral surface of the gear '11 is provided with a set lof teeth 1G. For the sake of clearnessand brevity the sets of teeth 13,' 1/1. and 16 will hereinafter he refe red toas the toothed segments 13, 14 and 1G. By' comparing the angular position of the toothed :sr-@ments 13 and 111 on the gear 1Q with the angular position of the toothed segment 16 on the gear 11, as shown in Figs. 2 and 1, respectively, it will be seen that. the toothed segment .1G extends over an are which lies between the segments 1? and 14. The gears 10 and 11 are rotuluhlv mounted in bearings 17 and 18, respectively. These gears are connected together by a eros-.foin 19 on which pivoter] one end of the p linger rod 20. The other end of this rod is connected to the plunger 21. Byv meen; of this connect-ion between the plunger nd the ;'ea'rs 10 and 11, the plunger wiil be rcciprocatcd haelt and forth in the hal chamber 21 when the gears are ro'- iard the rear of the frame-work are d the short shafts 22 and 253. The 1nd oi" the shaft carries the cam which, as will hereinafter be explnineu. operates the Wirefeedingr mechallal er end of the `shaft 22 has rigidly fixed thereto the clutchmember 25. The gear 26 is rotatably mounted on the shaft 22,and is provided with clutching teeth which are adapted to'engage the op'- positely arranged teeth on thc'clutch mem ber 25. -The shaft 23, which may properly he called the twister shaft, hasv fixed at its inner end the clutch member-.2?, which is adapted to engage the elutchi1i Y teeth of the gear 28 rotatably mounted on the sha-ft 2?. The detail view Shown in Fig. (i clearly illustrates how .the clutch members 25 and 2T cooperate with the associated clutch gears 243 and 2S, respectively. The clutch gears 25 and 2S, although rotatably mounted on their respective shafts, are prevented from sliding` longitudinally on said shafts.A However, the clutchmembers 25 and 27 are fixed to the shaftso as 4to rotate therewith and are capable of sliding longitudinally thereon, so as to be moved into and out of engagement with the clutch gears 26 and 28. For moving the clutch Amembers 1 have shown a pair of bell-crank levers 29 and 30 pivoter] to the frame-worltat 31, and at their outer ends engaging the clutch members 25 and 2T. The outer ends of these levers are preferably yoke-shaped and rest. in 4grooves 32 in the clutch members. The belllrranl; levers 29 and 30 are pivotally connected at the common point, 33 to the link 31. At. the other end the link 34 is connected to the lever 35 which is tixedly mounted upon theshaft 3.6, as shown at the left in Fig. 1. Upon the shaft 36 is also ri gidly mounted the lever 37. It will therefore be seen that if the lever 37 be rotated toward the right, as viewed in Fig. 1, the

link 34 will be moved inwardly, (or down- A wardly as viewed in F ig. 6) and the. two clutchmeinbers and 27 will be forced away from eachother into engagement` with the associated gears 26 and 28. This will Acause the gears ,26 and 28 to be. operatively con1iecled`with the Shafts 22 and 23 and will rotate therewith. Fig. (i shows the clutch members in their` operative position. As shown in Fig. 3, the gea-r wheel 26 is -edaptedto mesh with the toot-hed segments 13 and 1st,` und the gear 28 is adapted to mesh with the toothed segment 10. The lever .3T is, at its outer end, pivotally connected to the rod 3S which extends toward the front of the press, as shown in Fig'. 1.

The Arod is curved downwardly at. 3S). 'To' the outer end of this rod is fixed the upward extension f1.0 to which is pivoted the trip arm 41, as shown in Fig. 1. The: upper end of this trip arm is shaped to rest upon the lug 42 carried by the frame-work. VThe upper end of this trip arm is shown in detail in' Fig. 9. The lateral extension 43 on this trip arm is arranged to engage the lug 42. Since theclutch operating rod 38 is vfree to move downwardly, being pivoted to the lel. terial through .the baling chamber, the cam `41 forcing,r it .toward the left, (as viewed in Fig. vl) and disengaging itfrom the supis free to swing forwardly; that is, toward the right, as viewed in Fig. 12. A lug (ilA one endto the framework and at the other its forward lowerposit-ion.

fverztlyit jwill be clear that the trip arm 41 vaudit/he 'operating rod 38 are` suspended in their upward position from the rigid lug 42. This'suspended position kof theV parts is shown in Fig. 1'. A spring 44, secured at to the rod 38, as shown at lthe left of Fig. 1, vnormally holds the rod in Vits rearward position, which is the position'of the rod as shown in-thatfigure,

'I will-now'describe the mechanism which automatically releases the trip arm 41 from .the lug 42, and causes the operating rod to drop. I

A.A Aspurvvheel 44 is .rotatably mounted upon the tp ofthe frame so as to be in the path of movement of the hay which is being presscdinthe baling chamber, the direction of movement of this spur-wheel being as indicated by the arrow in Fig. l. Movement of the spur-wheel is tiansmitted through gears` 45 and 46 (see Fig. 3) to the shaft 47. The cam 48 is fixed upon the shaft 47. The form of this cam is best shown-in Fig. 1. A weighted lever 49 is pivoted on the cam at 50. As the spur-wheel 44 is actuated by the movement of the mawill be rotated in a clockwise direction until the lug 51 ony said cam strikes the lever 49 and carries the same along with 1t, until'the lever strikes the upper end of vthe trip arm porting lug 42. This causes the trip arm 41 and the operating rod 38l to drop until the l outer end ofthe rod encounters the lug 52 which is fixed to the side of the framefwork, as shown n Fig. 1. Let us now turn our attention to Fig. 12 in which the operating rod is shown in full lines in its rearwar suspended position, and in dotted lines in AV platel is carried by the rod v38 just to the rear of the bend 39. A bell-rank lever 54 is pivoted ai. the elbow to' the rear of the plate A dog 55 is pivo'ted to the plate at 5G and is normally held in a vertical position by the spring 57 connected at one end to the bellcrank lever 54 and at the other end to the extension on the dog 55. This spring forces the hell-crank lever and the dog into engagement with each other at the point 58, :is clearly indicated in Fig. 12. At second dog 59 is pivotcd to the plate 53 at- 60 and carried b v the plate 53, prevents the dog 59 The plate has a downwardly extending lugAGB. A p'nwl (i3 is pivoted at 64 to the frame-work of the press and is normally forced up, wardly at its freeend by the spring 65. A.- i

\ seen in Fig. 5, the plunger 2l 1s provided at i one side with a transverse lug 66. This lug l is indicated in full lines in Fig.` 12, the plunger being .altogether omitted, so as to not obscure the figu commodated in the slot 67 in the side of thee' frame-work. This yslot is indicated in dotted lines in'Fig. 1,2,no part of the framework being shown for the sake of simplicity.

vFrom the View shown in Fig. 12, it will be,

seen that when the operatingrod 38 is in itsnormal or elevated position, the lower ends of the dogs 55 and 59, and the projection 62, will be out of the path omovere. The lug 66 is ac.

ment of the .lug 66. Now let it be assumed.. l

rearward stroke, the lug 66 wil-lstrike the.

projection 62 and the dog 59 and will slightly raise theforward end of the rod. The extent' of `this movement, however, `is insufficient-to', reise the trip arm 41 into elngagement with itssupportin'g lu 42,'.and

as soon as the lug 66 has passedt eprojection 62 and thedog 59, the-operating Arod will fall .backt'o its lower position.` When the lug 66,011 the plunger'e'ncounters'the d og,t 55,`the plungerbeing on its ,return-stroke,v the lug 66 will lride under the yielding rounded end ofthe dog.` v Now, ,when the plunger moves forwardly While the operating rod 88 is .in its rearward lower positin, the lug 66 will first encounter the dog 55.

vAs this dog does not swingforwardly the operating rod 38'vwill be carried alongby the plunger until the bell-crank lever 54 strikes theistationary lug 68 carrie-dby the frame-work. Vhen this happens the horizontal arm of the bellcrank -54 is tripped up out of engagement with the dog 55 and the latter is swung to the position in which it is indicated in dotted lines in FigQ12.

l/Vhen this, has taken plarce,'the projection I G2 on the plate 53 is in'engageinent with the pawl 63 and the operating rod is thus locked against rearward movement. The plunger, however, is free to continue its Compression strokev'When the operating rod 38 has been moved forwardly by the plunger, as above described, it will assume thtl positionshown in dotted lines in Fig. 12. This is the forward lower position of the operating` rod. From what I have stated above, itA will be. clear that when the operating rod 38 is moved forwardlyphyA the plunger, the clutch members 25 and 27 will la moved into operative engagement with the associated gear wheels 26 and 28. As a result of this the shafts 22 and 23 will be .'15 i. {has reached `a predetermined size,

`"Shaft 22-operates the Wire-feeding mecharotated bythe toothed segments on the gears and {11,as previously deseribed. Since thetoothed segment l16 is intermediate of 'the 'toothed segments 13 and 14, the shaft 22 swill first be rotated, then will the shaft 23 be' rotated, and then will the shaft 22 again jbe rotated.l The transmission ratio between u the gear 26 and the segments 13 and 14, andl f betweenfthe'gear -28 andthe segment 16,

iowsueh that the segments impart to the gear 'wheels one-half a revolution during each en connecting rod 70, as shown in Fig. 2.

g y o flauwe'have seen how tomaticalty tlrows into operation the Shafts 22'an`d 23, when the bale under formation The shown in FigjS, whieh's'hows the w|re f feeding needles in detail. In the particular embodiment illustrated in the'drawings, l have shown 'two ire-feeding arms or needles, but it is obvious that the number mayY be varied to suit. circumstances. However, 'for oi sinary bales two wires will usually be sutlicient. To 1the vertical shaft. 73, journaled in brackets at the sidefof the frame-work, are fixed the curved levers 71.1., one for cach needle. Since both needles` are. alike in construction, a description of one will be suiieient for both. Fixed upon the shaft 72 the angular lever The levers 74 and 75 .are at tlieirouter tree ends pivoted to thc wire-feeding arm 7G. l'he inner end of this arm is benl 'and carries a pair of rollers 7 7 between which the wire is adapted to pass. Noni-rally, the irl-fred- V.ing arms are in the position shown .iu fait lines ni Fig. S.. .lvlowcvclg iwhcn the connecting red 7() is moved from its extreme left position, as shown in Fig, 2, lo its cxtreme right position, the levers 75 are actuated toward the Ytranne-work andinia-y tliif' the plungerv au;

wire-feeding arms 76 through the slotsin the framework aerossrtlle'baliiig chamber.'

The horizontal slots .78 in the plunger, as nshown"imFig'4,1permit this I novei'nento. the wire-feeding' arms across (he baliirq chamber...-lT-ig. 8 shows in dotted lines the position which the 'arms 76 and their connected levers assume in wire-teei'ling4 position.

`The Wire-twisting and Cutting mechanism is arranged opposite to the wire-feeding mechanism on the other sideof the ma` Y chine.;` The wire-twisting mechanismy-vand the various connectionstherefor, are shown in Fig. 1. The wire-twisting disksare shown in detail in Figs. 10 and 11,L and tref'- erenee will first be hadvto'these ligires.- 30u. vthe side of the frame-'work are''gjournaled two wire-twistcrs, one for 'each v wire-fee'iling arm. -Eachtwist-er comprises a toothed disk portion 78 and'a lockingjportion'YS, which vis shown in the drawingsas rectangular in'. form. The hub -portionBO of--the twister 'affords means for v'jofurnaling the same in' the frame-work. "The twister isprpyided with a radial slot 81 which is narrowed toward its inner half to the iiidthofonemiire, f

so that; the wires cannotA pass circhi-other. as' the twister is rotated,l whereby thefwires of the twister. The relative 'position-'ofthe twist-ers onthe frame-work. is shown infFig. 1. A double rack-bar 82 is 'adapted tov-reT ciprocate between. the twistersa'nd issoV iarare essentially twisted together at-.bot'hfenjds ranged thatthe teeth on thebarengagetlie teeth on the associatedl twisters, :No l

the twistcrs are locked.- This i fected by the engagement betweenthelocking portion 79 and between .thegnidmextensions 83 and S3', carried-at-bothnds of.

the rack-bar. A portion .of theeXtensioIr-SB is .indicated in dotted flineS/inFigslI. lln- "f i' derneath-the locking port-ioni7.9;f` long-as the guide extensions 823v engagethe. locking portions 79 of the twisters, as lshown in Fig.` 1, the twister-s cannot be rotated.. rIhe Tteeth.` on the rack-bar do not.- come into eng'ag'e-` sion. has moved ont. of engagement--A with j the. locking portions of the'ftvi'istels eiprocation of the rack-bar 82 isyyproduced by the shaft 23 through the connecting rod.'

84, which ai. one end is pi-votedt-o .the rack 'oar and at the otherend. to the.: lever S3 A tixcd upon the shaft 231 These connections are clearly `shown in Fig. i1. 3 VVhn, there` segnwnt.. 1C, the connecting rod 84 `willv actuale the rack-bar either forwardly orarear` thereon, each independently of the other,A

the4 upper drum 88 resting on the lower drum 89. This second pair of drums is inoiinted on the 'same side as the wire-feed'. 130

11o foi-e, the shaft 23 is operated by the toothed `revolution.

. to the position shown in Fig. 1.

-taken place the gear 28 is engaged hv the toothed ,sekgi'nent 1G and given one-half a This rotates the arm 95 Fig. ll troni the position shown in Fig. 1

(sec i through an anfrle of 180". thereinY thrusti in;` the rack S2 forwardl)v to operate the` twisting.r disks and the cuttingr device. .is the operation of the machine continues the rack-liar S2 remains in its forward position. since the toothed segment ttt has moved tout ot mesh 'willi the `fear 2S. After the next liale has been 'formed and the toothed sel ment it comes aeain into engagement with the f i'ear 2S. the latter will be given :mother n haltI revolution to rotate the arm S5 from the position in which it was previonslv lt-tt During j severs the twisting wires atv a point he`l tween 'the two twists made on opposite sides` of each wirertwisting disk. as liest shown i in itil1.

ln the forni shown in the drawings, the cutting; device consists ot' a vertu-alliv movable knife 92 which cot'iperates with the face of the twisters to cut the wires. The knife is at its upper end connected with the bell crank ft2 bv a slot-and-pin joint. as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The bell crank 92 is pivoted to the frame work at 923 and is at its other end in slotted engagen'ient with the. didalile liar 9i. rthis bar carries a lug 95 which is in the path of movement of the lugfit1 tiXed upon the extension tit' otl the rackliar. From this ity will be clear that as the raek-bar approaches the limit of its forward movement the lu r 9G strikes the lng U3 and pushes the rod tial forwardly. whereby the knife 02 is raised to sever the twisted wires. Y `shows the knife 92 provided with a pair of cutting notches 92 and a pair of cutting notches ft2. lhen the knife is moved upwardly at the end of the forward movement of the rack-har 82. the notches 92 sever the twisted wires. when the next successive bale has been formed and the rack-bar 92 is moved rearwardly to operate the twisters, the lug 96 encounters the lug 98 at the rear of the bar 9,4 and forces the latter rearwardly. This rocks the. horizontal arm of `the bell crank 92 downwardly and at the saine time forces the knife 92 downwardly.

During this downward movement of the knife 92, the cutting notches 92 cut the twisted wires. It will thus be seen that the cuttin mechanism operates with equal facility 1n both directions. and is reversed in operation whenever the operation of the 'l`he perspective `view of Fifi'. 23

` twisting mechanism is reversed.

4 lt will be apparent that when the rark'har F42 is in its rearward position. as shown in Fig. l. the locking extension S53 engages the locking' portions of the twister disks to hold the lat'- terap'ainst moiement and maintain them in proper position Vto receive the halingil wires. ll'hen the rack-har has heen actuated to the limit of its forward mort-mt nt the locking @extension S3 comes into engagement with the locking portions of tht` wire twistingr disks. n

lu order to hold the hating' wires in proper position with respect to the twisterS. l provide guide pullevs 9.0 opposite the slots in the twisters. as shown in lie. l. These e'uide pulleysl are loosely mounted on the vertical shaft 100. To hohl the wires in proper relation to the feeding arms. 2guide lugs 101 are fixed on the traine-work. as shown in Vip: The return movement of the wire-feeding arms takes place when the toothed segment 11 engages the gear 2G. This return movement takes place after the twisting operation has been performed, hecause of the fact, that the gear 2G does not comtinto engagement with the toothed Segment l1 until after the toothed segment 1V ha`I passed out of engagement with its associated gear 2S.

l will now describe how the plunger on its return movement. after the feeding` and twisting operations have been accomplished. restores the opeatincr rod 3S to its normal or raised position.

lt .should be remembered that when the plunger begins its return movement after the hale has been completed. the operatingY rod 3S is: in the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 12.. lVhen the extension Gti on the plunger strikes the dog' 59. the operatin;l rod is raised, because the dog' is prevented from yielding rearwardly because of the stop (il. raised the projection (S2 at the bottom of the plate 52% is lifted out of engagement with the locking pawl 6.3. The trip har 11 being'in its forward lower position will be raised sufficiently to hook"o`ver the lug 42. the spring 109 drawing the upper end of the trip rod over the `supporting lug. As soon as the locking engagement between the proF `iection 62 and the pawl 63 is broken, as above described, the spring 44 draws the operating rod rearwardly to its original position. This rearward movement of the operatinpr rod causes the clutch members 25 and 2T to be moved out ot' engagement with the gear wheels 26 and 28. whereby thei'edin and twisting mechanisms are disconnecte from the source of power.

There remains yet to be described the packing lever for packing the material into the bahng chamber. This mechanism is best shown in Fie. 7, The packing lever 102 llo ms Se? is an to pack the material into the hailing cimmber. The lower end nl llie lever pix-lied to the '.:onnecting rml of iie plunger all, lili. 'llie fixefl Shaft 10G which pnfwefs tlirmegii the angular slot 103 le nmiinlell lie tm1i'ln1rl-l; 10T mi mp nf ille fr' When lie plunger is; in its 'forward w as imlicatell in Fig T` the mehr in its elevatell ipwgiiiv.. .llmvml plunger returns. the lamer 'e in" material mining through llix`A iifqlger The, packing poeitimi u? alle lr'wr cated in dotted lines in *l*- l.

lu lili 22, l have slimm :l amv-,liliwl f'fmi of packing mechanism. 151 is pivoed on the eiwit i journaled in a pair of lirafwliets l on the Sides of the iriavliine, miv lirarkes only 'being shit "n ifi me i The outer end of this lever prm'fiel the parking lieaffl 154. 'lll ille linz-l e' lliih` lever l @wird f le i i 133. lli@ Ollie-r will if ilii to llie plunger r 'l 1 Uli.' pmilim., t slalllizzllfy full liiiis mmfesmfm nl' lli@ lli@ imxrmei iiilli" limi. 2li lw'mx in lfigi. :iwi 'lie rl i f i in.;I elnmilm if: peaked zmx e.

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wimeclill wir f arm lll. ny e 1li?. The 'rml le," ie gilflilullf.' w the urm 111 :el ll. ilxi- #zml rigidly thrilled tu lie. slew@ in ilw lamine; wi.

Sleeve lll. F iizfiimrfl lar in shape and is provided will: the angu ar slot 103. The head 104e is Slifipeil digli Humm The Nrw-l lever g 'which is carried by the framework of the mzwl'line. The iimer 0nd of the sha-f t 112 liiill mplvmrl' iii the bearing 115, which 1s centrally vurriell by the' Cross-bnr 116 at the )will fi mr z m slmwn in Fig. 19. lm fl ulru'nnlul gmrlmn or extension 124, aS (Ullmru n ifi :mal `Securely fixed Jil 1l c' is ille upright arm 125. .al n in mf. lil. llii 4 nrm l'leing prox; nml vxtuneimi 126; as il l?. The extensions .ire in :mnenwnt nt their free l?. llxe extension 126 s curved toward the mit 12T The screw :lim-righ llie free nml tlirmigli the 'i i6, tlie hond il-.e miller side 0f wirlslsion epriug 19%. the lower end *iet the liurizmitzll :xml the iezpiiwr cnil 'i griller lie tlmmlrmit 12ml@ upon the bolt 12S. Uml nl' lli@ :lrm 125 is :i lwffnmuilly extending Mil mf lllrli ,slm Lf n-l 'Hl-mn in Fig. l?. By referwv u, Mfr iT if wlll he seen that the free ,il v mi lyf is in vertical ulinement ill l 1 l.`;- of The lui-Ie gear l1. It a M m ilux geur il Currespunfls l hewn in Fig'. Il. :xml llmf mldyml if lw wmleelwl: willi l* linl'i 'f'. .is previmuly lel 'Mmm/'limi lill 3. .-l\ il willi :i iiuc'li or fi ilw linger lfll is 'Vlie m'm lI-il is profi The connect-ion between the rod 84' and the wire-twisting mechanism is the same as the connection between 'the rod 84 and the wiretwisting mechanism as shown in Fig. 1, and further description of such connection will, therefore, be unnecessary.

Before describing the operation of the disks 137 and 137', I' will first describe the connections between the gear wheel 10 and the crank disks 137. These connections are substantially identical with the connections between the gear wheel 11 and the crank disk 137, described /above, but for the sake of cleamess wilHfere be. briefly referred to by indicating numerals. The shaft 112 is in aiinethent with the shaft. 112 and is near its outer. end mounted in the bearing 114' carried on the upper side of the frame-work of the machine. The inner end of the shaft 112 is mounted in the centrally located bearing 115, which bearin it will be remcmbered, also supports t e inner end of the shaft 112. The termination of the two shafts 112 and 112' in the bearing 115 is shown in Fig. 19. Rotatably mounted upon the shaft 112"fis the short sleeve 110'. From this sleeve rises an L-shaped arm having` a vertical section 123 and a horizontal section 124', as indicated in Fi 18 and 19. For the sake of brevity, 'I will hereinafter refer to this L-shaped arm as the arm 123', this arm being similar to the arm 123 previously described. The sleeves 110 and 110' are rigidly corner-ted together by the cross-piece '1:18. as indicated in Fig. 19. Rigidly mounted on the shaft 112 opposite the arm 123', is the l.shaped arm 125', which is similar to the arm 125 and has a horizontal extension 126', as indicated in Fig. 18. In order that the horizontal extension .126' may be in vcrtical alinement with the track 12 of the gear wheel 10', it is curved toward the arm 123' at 1532"' as liest .shown in Fig. 17. vA bolt 12S passes through the-free end of the arm 124. the head ot' thc bolt engaging the nder sida o1' iiiat arm. and also through thc horizontal aucasion 1.26'. :is indicated in Fig. l". compression spring 1211' surrounding;I thc liolt- 12S bears at one rnd against the horizontal extension 126' and atr the other cud against the thumb-nut 130'. As a result. of this arrangement when the L-shaped arln 123' is tilted downwardly, the spring 129 will torce the horizontal extension .126' downwardly so that the finger 131' ai ilic andv of that extension will engage in one ct the openings or reccsscs 132 provided in the track l2 of the gear wheel 111'; The outer rnd ot' the shal't 112' has fixed liercto th'. interrupted ,'gcar disk 11.7. disk 120 is, mounted on one cnil of the shatt 118 so that the teeth 121' of the disk 1.17' y t i caused to engage in the recess 162 of the l track 15 (as previously described), the gear arrl iu'i'iiiancntly in mesh with tic teeth 122 ol' iie disk 120, as indicated in l* 1`.

to thc operation of the rod 3P. preifiously arm 133',l while the disk 120' has secured thereto the arm 134. 4The arrangement. of these arms is substantially identical with the arms 133 and 134, as shown in Fig. 16, and as previously described. The arms 123 and 134' diverge downwardly. The lower end of the arm 13-'1 is provided with a hook portion 1.35A .having a horizontal engaging surface, the purpose ot which is to lie pre!- hentlydescribed.' The arm 1214' has no such hook portion, buthas :i horiz/.ontal enough ing surface utthe end thereof. The crank disk 137' previously 'referred to. is associated with the arms 133 and 134'.

Since the -clutch mechanisms which are associated with the crank disks 137 and 137 are identical, it will only lie necessary to describe how one pair ot armsdsay thc arms 133 and 12A-controls theassociiited clutch mechanism for operatively connecting,r thc crank disk with the driving shaft 136. In this connection reference will be had to Figs. 20 and 21 which liest show the details of the clutch mechanism controlled h v ttic arms` l'vi and Y13lit being .understood that the dcscription of these two figures applies vfully to the clutch .mechanism associated with the :rank disk 137'. The Crank disk 137 has pi'voted thereto at 139, the connecting nember 110. 'The normal position of this member is that indicated in full lines in Fig. 20. Also the normal position' of the arms 133 and 134 is that indicated in full lines. Vhen th arms are in their normal position the connecting member 140 rests on 1 the hook portion 135 of the arm` 133. A spring 141 is coiled about the stud 142 carried on the interior face of the crank disk 137. One end of this spring bears against the lng 143i. while the free end bears against the conncci ing,r member 140 soas to force the same outwardly. The arm 144 is fixed upon thc shaft 13? at some distance from the crank disk 137, as indicated in Fig. 19.. The outer ends ot thisl arm are providedvwith rollers 147i'. Since the shaft 136 rotates continuously,- lieing connected with a source of power through the large gear 10 and the pinion 146, the arm 141 is continuously rotateil. The connecting member 1410 is proA vided witha lateral extension 147 which is normally out of the path of movement of the rollers 145, as may be seen from Fig. 20. That is to say, although the extension 147 projects beyond a plane passing through the rollers 14.1, as may be seen from Fig. 19, nevertheless the rollers clear this extension when the connecting` nicinber 140 is in its normal position. Now when the rod 38 is actuated rearwardly (in a manner similar described iii detail)` and thc tinircr 131 is 'l'hrwir disk 117 has secured thereto the l disk:l 117 and 120 will be given a movement tinten lnovlianiirf. :muon ai to separate the rods l These alternate operations of the sition indiv-ami in df g and Wire-twisting mechanisms when this tales plane we w any been descrlbed 1n detall and a lier lll) is rrlizuwl iron; o the rod i335 and the prin connecting: member mmm infliv'aiml by dotted line in.

AAaziipiion is therefore deemed unary..

"ifo hold the crank disks against accidental mmemr-m when not in operation, I proyide tlm ronnwling nmnlrer m: suitable riolional means, such as Springs the distance of tlie lateral f..-.\..r;.-gio ri .iro i lo and lrl, which engage the disks-137' the axi` of rotation of iin am.: i g md im. i port' vei-ly, as best shown 'Ln Fig. crewed and tlm.` wfeiifimi i if'yffh 1"! 'fw ruw/ard movement of the connectaber il@ i; limited by providingr the 1 mil piece 1.50 which engages when the member thrown 2U, the upper illu r. I oilefrativo position. exit-mimi l l?. o i. relu i langes i ay be made 1n my new roimret'tion if, mali i :mi iw onanism without departot' the invention.

u-ea illustrated and described are not here Claimed broadly bedescribed and claimed in my aiplie-t-ion Ser. No. 456,377,

ing .-lxzil't ll) and liv anni; foro Iio rrmil; le ffy? lvl. a rryolmion [lic arms lr together again in their i when, llwrolbrv. the tra pleleil one bali' il ievolluiou. l' i rsober b, i905. Fig. 1,1m irertiog; www3 'f ..e i* Wilde l have .lescribed one speoitio em- 11-1'1, 1li lower of w'gim oi' my `cention, 1t 1s apparent i 1 1*. into Uhr Amigos and modifications may be made skilled in the art, without departr ille scope of the invention as deappendedrlairns.

"ma f.@ -1'il ed my invention, what new, .and desire to secure by Letof tlif- United States is':

rees., the combination of a n iig a baling chamber, a -z-=.,; ilf' in snidbaling chamber with horizontal slots, wiremeolmnisin for actuating 'iontally across tlio baling lfaid slots, vertically rota-- ing disks, a horizontally rel ffprooable raokbar operating between Said disks for actuating the Same, and connections whereby the wire-feeding members and the wirotwisting disks operated While the j ai. the eiid of its Compression release gonnrrt the rit-uil; l :fili wi' The rol/*ls 1257i :url 'their or? inl. Priamo? :it the free end oli iii iii" press, the coinlsratifin of a Y ai Y vvisting disks prt-wided each 'with loer portion, a reciproea'tie rack- Z liar :for .aotuating said disks, and means ear.-

i ai by said rack-bar for normally engaging i leaking portions of the 1. in a I ielng press, a wire-twistin membei' having a toothed disk portion all a fiat inciting iportion, said disk being pro- .'ded with a radial slot. g ln a heling press, the combination f `il iar of vertically rotatable -wtwisting in the trui; ll4 srilistuntially nr. l. izeztween the reresww: f on the irma l2.

`rrom what .Ems Eiern sia-id filme, it will be apparent that the uit rrr-,nilo .inwonneetion ot the crank di. l with tirar f ing shaft 1236 and that, lin. recesses i." trol the connection of the crank da?. with lle driving,` shaft. The objiat A ranglgiog the reeessra in staggered relai earli other i. to finest cause the "writ 137' to turn one in lf a revolution :s the wireni'eeding mechanism into sitiou, then to cause the Crank diei crate the wire-twisting and one. mism, and then to faose the rranlt to make another half revolution the wirefeeding iiwrlianiam from die heling inks provided with teeth, and 1l-common,

pnrtinn piwwiiimi wiili wila-holding nimm@ l". lInn liniinf; pwsi :im Cmnliinulinn if :i i'ifirfeggiing :Vrin fnilvumlinlly L-rzinigwfi in form, Wirwholfling nwiins miiwl liv ihnr shorter portion of Yanni anni, a pulir of pivf'itml le "ers ci'innwlien ixlh the lnngm" pin fiori of said iii-nn :ind :icllmling nimm; mi Nuffield willi mn: i5 Si i lm'vi's.

4,@ in im! j pi iii@ cnniliiiniiiisn z :i packing ineirlnim in ininpi'iimg :L iigriil nn 1, 1in; omnliinniinn nf 1: imling clinniiwi. :i nl lmlin; vlnnnliei fis-nini Sima n",

i l l l l i I iiing www5 lln (fmniiinzilion ni 3 infini; ils, Jim idw?, ii-Oli iwi' in finir luckt iwi;

n gniriv for the, vire when ilu; arm if; in ils operutiw in' feeding position. will means for nwving Qfiii'i drin nfinSi; iin: bfiling Chamber mi' tile preis into feeding position.

eonneetiin member beingr arranged to ento be tltereb)T held inwardly against the aetion of said spring. a lateral luLY on .said eine f meeting' member. said lue; beingr ont of the l path of movement ot the projections on said arm when the fenneetin;r member is in its t normal or inward posit ion., a pair et' toot lied oi lis on whirl-i the upper ends ol .said lt-t'er are mounted said flislts being' permanentlr geared together a melt-shaft on wbieb one; otsaid disks is tired and means controlled b t' the plunger t'or rorkinif said shatt tot separate the lower ends of said lever ind le' l lease said Connectingr member, so that the l lng' is brt'niglit into the path of mo\.'ement ol' the lateral projections on said arm, n hereby said arm and said connectingmember arel loeked together to conneet the Crank disk t operativeby with the power shaft.

rage one or the other ot sald stop snrtaees l 2t?. In a hating press havingr wire-twistingy meehanism. nire-feeding merlnanisni and i reeiproeable plunger. the Combination of a rotatable power shaft, a member fixed upon said shaft'. a erank disk loosely mounted upon said shat't` a rod pivoted to said crank dislt' and adapted to operate the wire-feeding or wire-twisting mechanism, normally inoperative eonneetious4 between said member and said eranlt dislt'. and meelianism eon- I trolled by the plunger for rendering saidl eonneetionsI operative to eattse rotation ot` the crank disk trom the power yshaft. i 27. ln a balin;` press. a wire-twistingl member haring' a toothed rmeratingi' portion l and loelt'ing' portion. l 2H. ln a billing' press, a pluralityY of rotatable wire-twisting members, and means tor l l alternately operatingr said members in re f verse t'lireetions to twist the wires in alternately oppositie directions.

29. ln a billing press. a plu "ality ot' rotin table wire-tWistiti;y n'ieinbers. means t'or alternately operatingr said members in reverse t directions to twist the. wires in altematelv i opposite diret-tions, and euttingr meelianism l operated in alternatelv reverse direct-ions for entting the twisted wire at each operation:

30. ln a baling press, a wire-cutting: knife provided with two pairs ot' Putting notches.

3l. ln a billing' press. the combination ot' :t vertically retfign'ot'fable wirefenttini: lt'ni'le proritletfl with two pairs ot' rotting nolelies, :in-l means for opmatiner id knife, in alternately ret'etse lireetions to ent the twisted wires. one pair ot' nineties cutting the wire when tbe lt'nit'e operated downwardly, and the other pair of notches cutting' the wire when the knife is operated upwardljtf.

SSL. ln a balingj press having wire twisting ineelianism. and a reciprocal plnngfer.r a rod operativelv connected for Workin;r said wire. twist ing mechanism. a crank disk connected to drive said rod, normally inoperative oonneclions between said crank disk and a drivingr shaft`r said connections includingr a gear Wheel having a projecting Harige mit away at predetermined points, and an arm press ing on said tiange and operative by its moveA ment to establish drivingr connections to said erank and its wire twisting rod.

33. In a haling press,r the combination of a main drive sha t't. driving' connections from said shaft to a pair of large gear wheels. a plunger haring' its driving 'rod pinned be l tween .said gear wheels, each of Said gear wheels havingr a Side flange 'formingY a Cain surface. said flange beingT eut away at ap propriate points, arms lfearine on each of said cam surfaces, and wire twistingV meehanism and wire feedingr mechanism, and means operative through said ram bearing arms to establish driving: ronneetions in Succession between the main power shaft of the maelline and the feedingr and twisting n1eelianisms.

V1015) Marquette Bldg.

Chicago, Ill., July 5th, 1910.

GEORGE E. JACKSON. Witnesses Axmmw RAsMUssEN, Sims RASMUSSON. 

